Re: Can Ikonos sat be seen easily?

From: Edward S Light (light@argoscomp.com)
Date: Fri Aug 31 2001 - 09:37:00 PDT

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ykChia recently asked:
>
>  Can we visually see Ikonos Sat? ( binos or 'scope) ?  What is the
> expected mag?
>

If by "Ikonos" you mean 25919 = 99-051A = Ikonos-2,  we saw it, with
7x50 and 10x50 binoculars in a fairly light-polluted environment, at
apparent magnitude approximately +6 (2000 June 11/02:09 UTC).

Clear and dark skies!

Ed Light

Lakewood, NJ, USA
N 40.1075, W 074.2312, Hgt +24 m (80 ft)

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